A Barbarian
To think they'd run into old acquaintances here.
Both the Jade Emperor and Ye Zichen couldn't hide their astonishment.
But from the looks of it, no one would've guessed that the two great emperors who'd once dominated the Underworld and Heavenly Court were in such dire straits.
The Jade Emperor's shoulder and leg were covered in visible wounds, and the Great Sacred Emperor Equaling Heavens wasn't much better off.
If nothing unexpected happened ….
"You're the ones the Subterranean Beasts chased after you?" Ye Zichen arched his brows.
"That's right. Are those fierce fellows your friends?" asked the Jade Emperor in bewilderment.
"You know them?"
Xue Mo couldn't help but ask. Ye Zichen nodded. "They're my friends from before I ascended. Go ahead and help them. Tell them they can retreat now. I'll wait for you here."
"Alright." Xue Mo nodded, raised her dagger, and hurried ahead.
"The two great emperors who once dominated the Underworld and Heavenly Court seem to be in quite a sorry state," said Ye Zichen, deliberately trying to lighten the mood.
"Don't try to hide it from us. What great emperors? Just call me by my real name. Friend Zhang, you can call me Zhang Bairen, "sighed the Jade Emperor.
"East Peak," said the Great Sacred Emperor Equaling Heavens.
Ye Zichen could see that the two great emperors' expressions were somewhat bleak, so he stopped joking around.
"Alright, but why did the Subterranean Beasts chase after you? No, I shouldn't ask, but why did you come to Barren Sands City?"
"When we ascended to the Divine Mountains, we were in Barren Sands City. Now we're the city lord's personal guards," said Zhang Bairen with a sigh.
The city lord's personal guards.
Ye Zichen's expression shook. "You're from the city lord's manor? What about the others? The steward said quite a few of the city lord's personal guards came out. Why are there just the two of you? "
"They're all dead." East Peak clenched his fists and gnashed his teeth. "All forty of them died. The two of us were the only ones left, and we almost died under those beasts' claws. Fortunately, you got here in time, otherwise …. "
East Peak trembled uncontrollably as he spoke. Ye Zichen could understand. They were the city lord's personal guards, so there was no need to explain their relationship. Ye Zichen had experienced this sort of helplessness before as he watched his own brothers die to the jaws of yao beasts.
Although the atmosphere was very quiet, Ye Zichen couldn't fall into it.
Ye Zichen patted East Peak's shoulder to console him, then asked.
"Then City Lord …"
"The City Lord might have discovered something. He told us that it was dangerous ahead and asked us to return to the city first. He himself went to the front to continue investigating. As for his current situation, we don't know either. "
Only then did Ye Zichen relax.
"Platoon Leader Ye, how's the situation up front?"
Chen Guangfa, who'd been piloting a flying boat, hurried over. When Ye Zichen heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
He'd already told Xue Mo to tell them to hurry up and retreat, but they still hadn't returned after so long.
He took out a few bottles of pills from the Yao-Sealing Pagoda, some for healing, some for recovering, and some for detoxifying. Ye Zichen shoved them all into Zhang Bairen's hands.
"Take these elixirs, they can heal your injuries. Get on the flying boat first, I'll go ahead and see what's going on. "
"Alright. Be careful," said the Jade Emperor as he accepted the pills.
Ye Zichen nodded at his two old friends, then frowned and hurried ahead.
By the time Ye Zichen arrived, he saw Xue Mo instructing Li Hu and the others to charge inside.
"Why haven't you retreated yet?"
"Murong Xue and the others are still inside. They've been surrounded by Subterranean Beasts," said Xue Mo worriedly.
"What?"
Ye Zichen's pupils constricted. When he saw how many Subterranean Beasts there were, he realized they were countless times more numerous than the ones they'd encountered at the altar.
As far as the eye could see, there was no end in sight.
Murong Xue and the others were surrounded. Ye Zichen furrowed his brows, and a pair of demigod artifact swords appeared in his hands.
"Kill your way in! Tear an opening and rescue them!"
"F * ck, why are there so many?"
By now, Jiang Yong was completely surrounded. He'd lost count of how many Subterranean Beasts he'd killed with his axe, but there seemed to be no end to them.
"Boss, I can't hold on much longer either."
Pan Sheng was a man of few words, but this was a rare occasion for him to say something like this. Jiang Yong knit his brows and cursed at the Subterranean Beasts.
"Kill them all! Even if we die here, we'll drag a few more down with us!"
"Big Sister Xue, there are too many Subterranean Beasts!"
The Appearance Association's Golden Flower looked like she couldn't hold on any longer. Murong Xue, who controlled the waves of fire, frowned as she looked at the dense horde of Subterranean Beasts. She couldn't help but look in Jiang Yong's direction.
"He's just a brute!"
With that, Murong Xue knit her brows and shouted, "Forget about the others.
Let's get closer to Jiang Yong and Pan Sheng. "
"But that's not the way out," said Dai Xiaoyu.
"Listen to me. Get closer to them."
Ye Zichen's group of four charged in relentlessly, while the five people inside fought their way out in a frenzy.
Even so, the people inside were outstanding even amongst sky supremes, and there were even people like Jiang Yong and Murong Xue. However, no matter how strong they were, two fists were no match for four hands. Under the never-ending onslaught of the Subterranean Beasts, their divine power was rapidly draining, making it difficult for them to maintain peak condition.
Jiang Yong's body was covered in wounds. Pan Sheng, who'd used his natal blood to set up a formation, was pale and teetering on the verge of collapse.
Murong Xue, on the other hand, was madly pouring her divine power into waves of fire. Not even her Soul Returning Pills could keep up with her rate of consumption. The Appearance Association's two Golden Flowers were also expending a great deal of their divine power.
Murong Xue, who'd been maintaining the waves of fire this entire time, couldn't replenish her divine power. Inexplicably, she took a few steps back.
The Subterranean Beast seized this opportunity to leap into the air and swipe its razor-sharp claws at her.
"Hmph."
Jiang Yong appeared in front of Murong Xue out of nowhere. He used his body to block the attack, then turned around and viciously chopped down on the Subterranean Beast's neck with his battle-axe.
"Die!"
After dealing with the Subterranean Beast, Jiang Yong worriedly turned around.
"Are you alright?"
Murong Xue looked at Jiang Yong's concerned expression, then looked at the bone-deep wound on his chest. Murong Xue's eyes reddened inexplicably. She wanted to cry, but she fought back her tears.
"Brute."
"It seems you're alright."
Jiang Yong grinned and laughed. He turned around, hefted his battle-axe, and took a few steps forward.
"Yao bastard, you want to kill us? Come on, your Grandpa Jiang Yong is standing right here. Let's see which one of you can take another step forward. "
One man holds the pass, ten thousand can't get through.
That was exactly what they were witnessing.
Murong Xue stood behind him. When she saw this, she couldn't hold back her tears either. Her reddened eyes flowed freely.
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